Monday, November 23, 2009

Check this out: Last Friday a minor league hockey team that plays in Independence, Missouri, wore Harry Truman jerseys! Harry, of course, lived in Independence. After the game the jerseys were auctioned off as a fundraiser for the Truman Library. Man, I would love to get my hands on one of those jerseys!

Friday, November 06, 2009

Had a great turnout for my presentation at Pennridge High School last night, though that may have been due to the fact that students who attended qualified for extra credit! As a result, the crowd skewed about, oh, fifty years younger than my usual audience, and a lot of my jokes ("I sweat like Nixon") went over their heads, but it was a lot of fun. Many thanks to the Pennridge history department for organizing the event...

Check this out: Somebody is retracing Harry and Bess's trip using my book as a guide. They're making videos and posting them on YouTube. Pretty cool! Click here to watch them.

Thursday, November 05, 2009

Hello! (Is this thing on?!) Sorry I haven't been posting more regularly. Been busy with guests and traveling. That's the life of a not-best-selling author. Anyway, a full update is forthcoming, but for now I wanted to let faithful readers know that I will be prattling on about my books tonight (Nov. 5) at 7 PM at Pennridge High School (my alma mater, doncha know) in Perkasie, Pa. Please come out. After all, there's no Phillies game on tonight.

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About me

I like to write about interesting and obscure events in American history. My latest book, Abe & Fido, is about Lincoln's love of animals. One of my previous books, Harry Truman’s Excellent Adventure, was named one of the best books of 2009 by the Washington Post. On the whole, I'm much more interesting than this "About me" entry would lead you to believe. Or maybe not.